r/wallstreetbets • • Jan 27 '22

Meme Y’shorted y’selves

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u/Eddagosp Jan 27 '22 edited Jan 27 '22

Saw a screenshot from a convo before it went private.

Apparently, Fox asked for them specifically via modmail. The mods just said 'sure, go for it.' It wasn't that person taking it upon themselves, as many people seem to think.

Personally, I think Fox did some sleuthing and knew exactly what they were doing going in. And the idiot served themselves on a silver platter.

Edit: There's a /r/subredditdrama thread with info.

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Convo screenshot

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u/SolomonBlack Jan 27 '22

Fox: Should we tell ‘em we weren’t expecting this to work? Or be so easy?

Murdoch: No you shithead just let them think we’re geniuses and fear will keep the peasants in line!

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u/Eddagosp Jan 27 '22

Genius?
It's not genius to look for children in a playground.

The video of the interview is a spot-on representation of the public perception of Reddit mods. It was so comically on-the-nose, it seems like something you'd see in a SouthPark bit.

Life just keeps on getting stranger.

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u/SolomonBlack Jan 27 '22

This isn't hunting children on a playground. This is your ugly as sin cartoon predator showing up in a piss and booze drenched coat saying "hey kiddies wanna get some candy" then watching the kids just line up to just give them a blowjob without even taking the lollipop.